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Lower-Upper-Middle-Class Cruisers Aghast at Influx of Unwashed Masses
The economic downturn is shaking up the weird class system that has long existed on cruise ships. Forced to lower ticket prices, the major cruise lines have seen an influx of bargain-hunting first-time cruisers, leaving some veteran cruisers steamed that they have to share the Lido Deck with uncouth yokels who just don't know how to act at an all-you-can-eat buffet. Rather than put up with their shenanigans, the lower-upper-middle-class cruisers are trading up to pricier ships to avoid the neophytes. But, as USA Today Cruise Yoda Gene Sloan sagely points out in his Cruise Log blog, everyone's a yokel to somebody else. It seems the monocled classes on the fancy ships now have to contend with their own interlopers.
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The Chav Boat, Soon Will Be Making Another Run
The travel press was all atwitter last week over news that a tour company in England was advertising "chav-free holidays," drawing complaints that it was engaging in class discrimination. Activities Abroad sent a cheeky email to 24,000 customers stating that their excursions were designed for hardworking middle class people who don't want their vacations ruined by hordes of hard-partying lager louts with names like Britney, Dazza, Chardonnay, and Candice. Company founder Alistair McLean quickly apologized for any offense he may have caused, but stood firm in his belief that responsible members of society deserve a break from the ill-mannered oafs who have recently overrun popular holiday destinations like "Ibeefa" and "Grease."
